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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-5-12
pubmed:abstractText
Fetal malformations may introduce complications of maternal pregnancy. A polyhydramnios represents one such complication during pregnancy. We want to report five abnormal pregnancies which were marked by acute polyhydramnios and/or premature labor due to an amniotic band syndrome associated with cerebral herniation in two cases, malignant oral teratoma in one case, bilateral cystic hygromas associated with generalized fetal hydrops in one case, and multiple internal malformations in one case alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) values between the 25th and 34th week of gestation were elevated 3.5 to 44 times the normal median value. Since all fetuses showed severe malformations incompatible with life our observations indicate the necessity to determine AFP in cases of acute polyhydramnios independent of the week of gestation. Conversely, elevated AFP levels in amniotic fluid obtained during prenatal diagnosis in the 16th week of gestation may also suggest rare fetal malformations outlined above.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0040-3709
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
125-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Congenital malformation syndromes and elevation of amniotic fluid alpha-fetoprotein.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article